
LOT 617
1964 BMW 247cc R27 Registration no. BFW 656B Frame no. 383341 Engine no. 384515
Sold for £4,600 inc. premium
Lot 617
1964 BMW 247cc R27Registration no. BFW 656B Frame no. 383341 Engine no. 384515
The Autumn Stafford Sale – The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show|16 October 2022, 10:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground
1964 BMW 247cc R27
Registration no. BFW 656B
Frame no. 383341
Engine no. 384515
Registration no. BFW 656B
Frame no. 383341
Engine no. 384515
BMW's first new post-WW2 model was a 'single', the 247cc R24, which arrived in 1948 looking pretty much like the pre-war R23 but producing an additional two horsepower. By 1956 BMW's 'one-lunger' had evolved into the R26. In what would turn out to be its penultimate form, BMW's quarter-litre luxury lightweight boasted a more powerful engine than its R25 predecessor; an Earles-type leading-link front fork; and a larger fuel tank among numerous improvements. The final development - the R27 - arrived in 1960 substantially unchanged but for the adoption of a rubber-mounted engine. Built to the same exemplary standards as the Bavarian company's famous horizontally-opposed twins, the traditional BMW single was much missed after its demise in 1966.
This R27 started life with the German Police before being exported in 1974 to Tanzania where it was used by Benedictine Missionaries until 1980. The BMW then had several owners before arriving in the UK in 1996. It was then largely restored and sold in 2000, the date of first UK registration being July of that year. The machine subsequently passed through other hands before the engine was sent to Holland for a compete overhaul. In 2008 the BMW became part of a private collection, spending most of the time on display before its acquisition by the current owner in July 2021. Offered with a V5C document.
Offered with key
This R27 started life with the German Police before being exported in 1974 to Tanzania where it was used by Benedictine Missionaries until 1980. The BMW then had several owners before arriving in the UK in 1996. It was then largely restored and sold in 2000, the date of first UK registration being July of that year. The machine subsequently passed through other hands before the engine was sent to Holland for a compete overhaul. In 2008 the BMW became part of a private collection, spending most of the time on display before its acquisition by the current owner in July 2021. Offered with a V5C document.
Offered with key
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